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P&F Campaigns in Santa Clara County

Local Candidates

State Senate

There were no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Senate in Santa Clara County.

U.S. House of Representatives

Dina Padilla ran as a write-in candidate for the House of Representatives in the 11th Congressional District, which includes eastern portions of Santa Clara County (including Morgan Hill but not Gilroy in the south, and only rural areas further north), as well as parts of Alameda County, south-central and northeastern parts of Contra Costa County, and almost all of San Joaquin County. Despite her getting more votes than any other candidate for the nomination in the June primary, election officials refused to place her name on the November ballot. We urged voters to write in her name for Congress in November, but those votes were not counted because her general election candidacy was unofficial.

State Assembly

There were no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Assembly in Santa Clara County.

Local Non-partisan Offices

The webmaster is not aware of any endorsements by the Santa Clara County Peace and Freedom Party organization of any candidates for local non-partisan offices which were voted on in the November 7th general election.

Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees

No members of the Peace and Freedom Party Central Committees were elected from Santa Clara County in 2004. The webmaster is not aware of any candidates only for Central Committees from the county elected in the June 2006 primary election, but Liz Barrón became a member of the Central Committees when she was nominated for Controller (however, she moved to the Los Angeles area after the primary election, so she is now a CCs member from Los Angeles County).

Local Measures

The webmaster is not aware of any positions taken by the Santa Clara County Peace and Freedom Party organization on any county, municipal or regional measures that were on the ballot November 7th in Santa Clara County.

Regional Candidate

Dave Campbell ran for Board of Equalization in the 1st Board of Equalization District, which includes all of Santa Clara County. He came in fourth of four candidates, with 67,697 votes (2.9%) district-wide and 11,946 votes (3.0%) in Santa Clara County.

Statewide Candidates

The Peace and Freedom Party candidates for statewide partisan public offices were:

  • Governor: Janice Jordan (5th of 6 candidates on the ballot with 69,934 votes (0.8%) statewide, 2,942 votes (0.6%) in Santa Clara County)
  • Lieutenant Governor: Stewart Alexander (6th of 6 candidates with 43,319 votes (0.5%) statewide, 2,114 votes (0.5%) in Santa Clara County)
  • Secretary of State: Margie Akin (6th of 6 candidates with 91,483 votes (1.0%) statewide, 4,239 votes (1.0%) in Santa Clara County)
  • Treasurer: Gerald Sanders (6th of 6 candidates with 71,726 votes (0.8%) statewide, 3,373 votes (0.8%) in Santa Clara County)
  • Controller: Liz Barrón (4th of 6 candidates with 212,383 votes (2.5%) statewide, in 5th place with 9,116 votes (2.2%) in Santa Clara County)
  • Attorney General: Jack Harrison (5th of 5 candidates with 100,797 votes (1.1%) statewide, 4,094 votes (0.9%) in Santa Clara County)
  • Insurance Commissioner: Tom Condit (5th of 6 candidates with 187,618 votes (2.2%) statewide, 9,099 votes (2.1%) in Santa Clara County)
  • U.S. Senator: Marsha Feinland (5th of 6 candidates on the ballot with 117,764 votes (1.3%) statewide, 5,041 votes (1.1%) in Santa Clara County)

Statewide Measures

There were thirteen propositions on the statewide ballot November 7th, assigned proposition numbers 1A through 1E and 83 through 90. At its August 26th-27th State Convention, the Peace and Freedom Party took positions supporting Proposition 87 (oil severance tax to support alternative energy) and Proposition 89 ("Clean Money" public financing of candidates for state offices, limit corporate funding of ballot measure campaigns) and opposing the other eleven propositions.

  • Proposition 1A (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Transportation Funds." This measure eliminates the loopholes in provisions of the state constitution requiring gas sales tax money to be used for transportation. We don't think the legislature's hands should be tied to require the state to spend money on roads and transit even if it may be needed more urgently for education and health care. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1A. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1A passed by a statewide vote of 6,400,587 (77.0%) Yes to 1,916,925 (23.0%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 325,189 (77.5%) to 94,900 (22.5%).
  • Proposition 1B (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Transportation Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $19.9 billion in bonds to be used for various transportation projects. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1B. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1B passed by a statewide vote of 5,112,142 (61.4%) Yes to 3,218,657 (38.6%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 267,397 (63.8%) to 151,914 (36.2%).
  • Proposition 1C (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Housing Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $2.85 billion in bonds to be used for various housing-related programs. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1C. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1C passed by a statewide vote of 4,814,850 (57.8%) Yes to 3,521,055 (42.2%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 253,623 (60.6%) to 165,352 (39.4%).
  • Proposition 1D (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "School and College Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $10.4 billion in bonds to be used for construction projects at K-12 schools and public universities and community colleges. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1D. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1D passed by a statewide vote of 4,754,868 (56.9%) Yes to 3,602,055 (43.1%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 257,942 (61.6%) to 161,422 (38.4%).
  • Proposition 1E (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Flood Control Bonds." This measure authorizes the sale of $4.1 billion in bonds to be used for various flood control projects. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 1E. Despite our opposition, Proposition 1E passed by a statewide vote of 5,305,852 (64.2%) Yes to 2,962,546 (35.8%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 279,384 (67.1%) to 137,351 (32.9%).
  • Proposition 83 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Punishment for Sex Crimes." This measure increases the penalties for people convicted of sex crimes, prevents all registered sex offenders from ever living in a city, and requires life-long electronic monitoring of many registered sex offenders. This measure will waste money by increasing the number of people in prison and harassing low-risk ex-prisoners while failing to reduce crime. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 83. Despite our opposition, Proposition 83 passed by a statewide vote of 5,926,800 (70.5%) Yes to 2,483,597 (29.5%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 275,675 (65.2%) to 147,222 (34.8%).
  • Proposition 84 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Bonds for Water & Natural Resources." This measure authorizes the sale of $5.4 billion in bonds for water quality, flood control and parks. We generally oppose bonds, that require ordinary people to pay taxes to those who can afford to invest in bonds, instead of taxing those who can afford to pay in order to meet social needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 84. Despite our opposition, Proposition 84 passed by a statewide vote of 4,431,945 (53.8%) Yes to 3,807,005 (46.2%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 245,122 (59.0%) to 171,015 (41.0%).
  • Proposition 85 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Parental Notification about Abortion." This initiative was part of the anti-choice movement's strategy to chip away at legal abortion in the United States. It would have endangered the lives of teenage women who are afraid to tell their parents about preganancies. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 85. With our opposition, Proposition 85 was defeated by a statewide vote of 3,868,714 (45.8%) Yes to 4,576,128 (54.2%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 164,204 (38.6%) to 260,594 (61.4%).
  • Proposition 86 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Cigarette Tax." This measure would have quadrupled the state tax on cigarettes and used the money raised for various health and child development programs. We oppose cigarette taxes as regressive, making lower-income people pay relatively more than higher-income people. More lower-income people are smokers, and low-income smokers would pay a much higher part of their incomes in cigarette taxes than higher-income smokers. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 86. With our opposition, Proposition 86 was defeated by a statewide vote of 4,136,358 (48.3%) Yes to 4,425,689 (51.7%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 246,010 (57.2%) to 184,205 (42.8%).
  • Proposition 87 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Oil Severance Tax for Clean Energy." This measure would have created a new oil severance tax, raising $4 billion that would have been used for research, development and promotion of alternative clean and renewable energy. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on 87. Despite our support, Proposition 87 was defeated by a statewide vote of 3,861,217 (45.4%) Yes to 4,635,265 (54.6%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 223,786 (52.2%) to 205,164 (47.8%).
  • Proposition 88 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Parcel Tax for Education." This measure would have created a new, regressive statewide parcel tax to be used for various programs in K-12 education. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 88. With our opposition, Proposition 88 was defeated by a statewide vote of 1,947,312 (23.3%) Yes to 6,396,956 (76.7%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 119,665 (28.3%) to 302,134 (71.7%).
  • Proposition 89 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Public Funding of Political Campaigns." This is the "Clean Money" initiative put on the ballot by the California Nurses Association. It would have provided public funding of campaigns for state elective offices to candidates who agree not to spend any other money and show broad support by collecting enough $5 "qualifying contributions" from potential constituents, funded by an increase in the corporate income tax. The measure would have also limited corporate contributions to campaigns for and against ballot measures. While this measure wasn't perfect (among other things, Demopublican candidates can much more easily qualify for more public funding than can progressive third party and independent candidates), it would still have been a big step forward to reducing the control of corporations and the rich over electoral politics. The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote YES on 89. Despite our support, Proposition 89 was defeated by a statewide vote of 2,124,728 (25.7%) Yes to 6,132,618 (74.3%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 122,729 (29.7%) to 289,560 (70.3%).
  • Proposition 90 (the voter pamphlet's summary, analysis, arguments for and against and rebuttals, and the full text (as PDF) are available): "Property Rights." This measure was a deceptive Trojan Horse. While promoted as protecting small property owners from losing their homes or businesses to well-connected developers, what it actually would have done was to restrict government's ability to take any action that might reduce the value of property (e.g., protect the environment, regulate land use, require fair treatment of tenants). The Peace and Freedom Party urged that you vote NO on 90. With our opposition, Proposition 90 was defeated by a statewide vote of 3,932,043 (47.6%) Yes to 4,324,722 (52.4%) No. In Santa Clara County, the vote was 169,789 (41.3%) to 240,736 (58.7%).
 

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